VISIONS-2 Imagery

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A collection of photos captured during NASA's VISIONS-2 sounding rocket campaign in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, a remote archipelago off the northern coast of Norway. The mission successfully launched on Dec. 7, 2018.

Moonlit landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Moonlit landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Long-exposure photograph of the night sky over Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Long-exposure photograph of the night sky over Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

The EISCAT Svalbard radar is located in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and is used to study the polar cusp. During the VISIONS-2 mission, the EISCAT radar was used to detect the location of the cusp aurora. Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

The EISCAT Svalbard radar is located in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and is used to study the polar cusp. During the VISIONS-2 mission, the EISCAT radar was used to detect the location of the cusp aurora.

Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

Landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

One of two rockets for the VISIONS-2 mission. Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin

One of two rockets for the VISIONS-2 mission.

Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin

The Zeppelin Observatory in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard measures contaminants in the atmosphere. Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

The Zeppelin Observatory in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard measures contaminants in the atmosphere.

Credit: NASA/Joy Ng

Moonlit landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

Moonlit landscape in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

The Milky Way in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

The Milky Way in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

The Milky Way in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

The Milky Way in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

Credit: NASA/Chris Pirner

One of two rockets for the VISIONS-2 mission.Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin

One of two rockets for the VISIONS-2 mission.

Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin

The VISIONS-2 team on Dec. 3, 2018.Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin

The VISIONS-2 team on Dec. 3, 2018.

Credit: Allison Stancil-Ervin

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